I think if you have a dead old board, it will not work regardless of how you change the downbearing, especially if you increase downbearing. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Roberts" <kpiano@goldrush.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:35 AM Subject: Re: Downbearing and Tone > Yeah, it seems to me the sound would be different, if you put a thicker cap > on a dead, old (compression or otherwise, OK Oleg?) soundboard because you > thought it needed some downbearing to work, than a new board with too much > downbearing for it's design. > But my experience is limited as to the actual sound. > Keith Roberts > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:20 AM > Subject: Re: Downbearing and Tone > > > > I understand your question about newer or older board, and of what design, > but what difference would new, thicker bridge cap make? Or did you just > bring that up as an avenue to attain too much downbearing on an older board? > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Keith Roberts" <kpiano@goldrush.com> > > To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 11:44 PM > > Subject: Re: Downbearing and Tone > > > > > > You would have to clue us in on a bunch of other factors. > > What type of board? Old compression crowned board with a new, thicker > bridge cap? Or a new board? > > Keith Roberts > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: David Love > > To: Pianotech > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 5:42 PM > > Subject: Downbearing and Tone > > > > > > > > How would you best describe the tonal characteristics of a piano that > has too much versus too little down bearing? > > > > > > David Love > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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